Cycling: Armstrong's team arrives in Australia, while Lance trains in Hawaii
Associated Press
ADELAIDE, Australia — Lance Armstrong's Astana team arrived in Adelaide on Sunday for the Tour Down Under but the American cycling star was still training on the Big Island.
The squad flew in from Europe via Singapore in preparation for the UCI ProTour race, which starts on Jan. 18 and marks the return of seven-time Tour de France winner to professional competition four years after he retired.
Armstrong continued to train at his base in Hawai'i with race officials saying they expected him to arrive in Adelaide sometime from Tuesday to Thursday. Race director Mike Turtur said he had been given details of Armstrong's travel plans but had been asked not to disclose them.
Armstrong is using his return to cycling to further the fight against cancer worldwide. While in Adelaide the cancer survivor will appear at two major functions, including one run by the Cancer Council of South Australia.
His race schedule for 2009 also includes the Giro d'Italia and an attempt to win an unprecedented eighth Tour de France.
The six stages of the Tour Down Under run from Jan. 20 to 25, with a criterium in Adelaide scheduled for Jan. 18.
